Day 2 of Celebrate Freedom Blog Hop

Welcome back to Day 2 of the Celebrate Freedom Blog Hop.

Our hop hostess, Lisa, has set up a terrific line-up of talented paper crafters so grab a cup of coffee, tea, or whatever, and join in the fun as we celebrate our Fourth of July in paper crafting style.


Here’s the blog stops in case you get sidetracked:
Lisa ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/  HOP HOSTESS
Jamie - http://www.jamielindstromdesigns.com
Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/  HERE
Michele ~ http://michelescraftroom.blogspot.com/  NEXT
Maria - http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com
Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com/
Madge- http://www.thescrappinlounge.com/
Tahi - http://tahisscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
Diana - http://daisylovecreations.blogspot.com
Miranda - http://www.nanasscrapspot.com/
Jessi - http://mylifeinartscrafts.blogspot.com/
Ellen ♥ CardMonkey ~ http://cardmonkeyspaperjungle.com/

Our Stars and Stripes – may our flag continue to fly over our country to demonstrate to the world that we are a nation based on liberty and equality - our colors don't run!!

Today I am sharing with you a 4^th of July Celebration Brooch that I made using a SU punch and some double-sided flag paper.  You will also see some Stickles and a really neat center for the flower which makes the project complete.

This is a picture of the back of the brooch - a jeweler's pin.  This can be worn on a shirt or jacket or pinned on a purse, lampshade, etc - use your imagination!!

Extra Scraps - This is a project I posted yesterday from which I used the same flag paper that I used for the brooch so you can see I'm always looking for ways to use up scraps.

This little dynamite duo is made from paper patterns - Independence Day and I Love NY - collections from Paper Piecings by Nikki.  I fussy cut them and added glitz plus the celebrate stamp I had from Close to My Heart.

I hope you are enjoying the hop - become a follower and/or drop me a comment to be in the running for Lisa's big blog candy...........cyberhugs..........Mama LoveBug.

Your next hop site is Michele ~ http://michelescraftroom.blogspot.com/